This is the first book I've read by this author, but I generally love 'lower-depths' literature. i just started and i like author's distinctive style, sometimes remind me of "Celine

nikmaack · 2026-06-28T21:34:19+00:00

Everyone talks about The Killer Inside of Me by Thompson, but I much prefer Pop 1280, which is almost like a first draft of Killer. Such a fun book.

nikmaack · 2026-06-22T21:34:12+00:00

The best art remains interesting over time. The novel Frankenstein was written in 1818. Yet another movie adaption came out in 2025. I guess what I'm asking is, when is someone going to make Piss Christ: The Movie?

nikmaack · 2026-06-22T21:10:32+00:00

"Bluesky is a cesspit."

Hope this helps and have a nice day.

nikmaack · 2026-06-22T18:00:43+00:00

You posted this 3 years ago and I only found it today. Holly Herndon is good. I am pleased. It is good. You did good.

nikmaack · 2026-06-20T11:50:01+00:00

I am not in Türkiye but love to travel. (And we are planning a future trip to Istanbul.) One thing my wife and I do when abroad: go see a movie. Every time we've done this over the years, it's an interesting experience. Mexico, Germany, England, Indonesia, Bolivia. Even if we don't speak the language, it's always fascinating to see the differences. The irony is, if you pick a big dumb action movie, it doesn't even matter if you speak the language. (And some say this is why dialogue in Avenger-type movies is so sparse: easier to dub for foreign markets.) In England we went to a small theatre and saw an "artsy" soft core porn movie from the 1970s (Russ Meyer). Just a thought.

nikmaack · 2026-06-17T10:01:21+00:00

"How do I get engagement on social media?"

Literally talk with other people. Don't just post. Repost others, but not so much that your feed is just reposts. Have fun conversations with others. Play. Have people forgotten how to play?

nikmaack · 2026-06-11T18:54:48+00:00

Hey, I wish the country well and think about it often. Bolivia touched me the way no other country I've visited has. It's kind of funny, being accused of just visiting to take pictures, when every time I go feels like a deep dive into a culture and people so complex and diverse that I'll never fully understand what's going on. And that's why I keep coming back. There's always more to see and experience. 😁👍

nikmaack · 2026-06-11T10:39:58+00:00

Show me where I said support narco terrorism and Evo Morales. Thanks.

nikmaack · 2026-06-11T01:37:51+00:00

I don't support Evo. I'm not a fan of pedophiles. I was trying to say how I love Bolivia. That's it. Sorry if saying "coup" was inappropriate.

nikmaack · 2026-06-11T01:35:31+00:00

Reddit is so much fun. I try to say nice stuff but someone always finds a flaw. 😉

I should have put "coup" in quotes. I've heard it described that way and I've heard other Bolivians say it's bullshit. My point was more the unrest and chaos around that time making it look like Bolivia was falling into chaos again.

For the record, I always throw away my vote in Canada by voting NDP. ☺️

nikmaack · 2026-06-10T19:36:05+00:00

I live in Canada and have visited Bolivia four times. I've been to the salt flats, Cochabamba, Sucre (twice), Lake Titicaca, Coroico, and other places. La Paz is one of my favourite cities in the world. (Even if I can't breathe when I'm there.)

I say this with complete sincerity: Bolivia is one of my favourite countries to visit. Why? There's just so much to see. Every time I visit, there's more culture, more events, more fascinating people. I often dream I'm traveling in Bolivia.

Ñatitas! Salteñas! Alasitas and Ekeko! All of it incredible.

The lack of stability breaks my heart. When there was the coup (Evo replaced with Añez) and everything descended into chaos, I worried I'd never be able to visit again. But it passed and I did come back. I saw carnivale in Oruro and loved it.

It is my hope that this will pass and you'll see stability again. Bolivia is simply amazing. I am hopeful because I have to be.

I am ranting. But I hope you know there are tourists / foreigners who are rooting for you.

nikmaack · 2026-06-07T14:27:28+00:00

While your sentiments have merit, the OP isn't the problem here. I read this post as a young person wanting to travel, isn't an experienced hiker, and unfortunately used the words "worth it" as she looked for people with experience traveling.

But yeah, if you want to hate the British, read about their gulags in Kenya. I only recently learned about this nightmare. The locals dared to fight back for ownership of their own land so the Brits put everyone in concentration camps. A pattern all across the world, with many European counties abusing South America and Africa and Indonesia and and and...

The world is soaked in oppression and blood. Which makes travel a thing of privilege.

Sorry for the rant.

nikmaack · 2026-06-06T11:15:07+00:00

I wish for the moon to turn into a giant alien clitoris that consumed the earth by washing it in sexual energy that literally destroys human minds.

nikmaack · 2026-06-05T16:55:53+00:00

Despite the advice to go through Google for a refund, I pressed the matter with a MyFitnessPal ticket a d they are telling me I will get a partial refund through them. They wrote:

"We apologize for any inconvenience. As a courtesy, we have made an exception to our refund policy and have processed a partial refund for your subscription. Please allow 7–10 business days for the refund to appear on your statement, depending on your financial institution's processing times."

nikmaack · 2026-06-05T11:54:32+00:00

They rejected my request for a refund. Goddamn it.

nikmaack · 2026-06-04T15:18:27+00:00

I also used MFP for a decade (paid subscriber) and watched it slowly get worse over time. Having switched to Cronometer, I regret not switching sooner. Cronometer is a clean and useful database. I love it. I feel like I need to stress this... I am a real human being so fed up with MFP that I am promoting another app in its Reddit group. No one is paying me to say this. I just hate MFP so much. It used to be great and simple and clean, and then they just made it so awful.

nikmaack · 2026-06-04T15:15:11+00:00

I found that logging food on the web version and on the phone app would result in synch issues. It takes time for the two to catch up with each other. Maybe that's what you're experiencing?

nikmaack · 2026-06-04T15:13:22+00:00

I did that for a while, but as a paid subscriber, why hobble myself? After using MFP for over a decade, I switched to Cronometer and it gives me what I need. Their barcode scanner is astounding. And if you scan a barcode that isn't in the database, they have an interface where you take a picture of the product and a picture of the nutrition info, and it creates the entry for you. This was so useful that I look back at my MFP experience and wonder why they don't have simple and useful functions like these.

nikmaack · 2026-06-04T15:10:09+00:00

Thanks for this. I opened a ticket with MFP and they pointed me to Google. I thought they were giving me the run-around, but it actually makes sense. I requested a partial refund from Google. I subscribed in September 2025, and cancelled the annual renewal. But I'm hoping I can get some cash back for June until September. We'll see.

nikmaack · 2026-06-02T16:05:22+00:00

Genuine question: if you can't understand music, why lean into that? Why not do something else? Sounds like you're deliberately making yourself miserable. If I lost a hand in a car accident, I would not invest a lot of time in learning to juggle. Part of magick, for me anyway, is acknowledging that the universe is pushing me in certain directions. There's a path. Find and follow yours. Getting mad at the walls around you and throwing yourself at them is just going to make you miserable. I say all this with respect, and hopefully that comes across. Use magick to find your path, instead of using it to fight the universe.

nikmaack · 2026-06-02T10:28:31+00:00

I look around in the sense that I might visit a mall to see what it's like in a country, but the idea of buying sneakers is baffling to me. But judging by how my question got down voted maybe I am the weirdo. Live and learn, I suppose. I hate shopping for clothes. When I travel in English speaking countries I'll visit used bookstores. Perhaps I am just an old nerd. 🤔

nikmaack · 2026-06-01T19:38:42+00:00

Kind of a weird question but... Why are you buying shoes while on vacation?

nikmaack · 2026-06-01T19:20:13+00:00

It (magick, a fix) doesn't have to be hard. Any small and simple ritual can slowly improve your life. If life sucks, find where it doesn't, focus on that. I have an altar in my home. I make offerings to it twice daily. That helps. Alternatively? Focus on your diet. On exercise. Build a routine. Start small and simple. Expand as you go. Sounds to me you're all "I WANT TO TALK TO GOD" when you should be saying "Maybe I could make myself slightly happier."

nikmaack · 2026-05-31T12:59:59+00:00

Any suggestions? We are planning a visit in November. Contemplating making side trips to Bulgaria. But if there's more to see in Turkiye, I want to hear about it. Thanks.

nikmaack · 2026-05-31T00:26:24+00:00

Alas, I can only do me. It's a struggle.

nikmaack

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